The BBC and Bad Wolf have officially announced the start of production on its eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Dafne Keen takes on the lead role of Lyra, the young protagonist of the story who lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) […]
Bryce Dallas Howard joins Rocketman as Elton John’s mother
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Bryce Dallas Howard has become the latest addition to the cast of the Elton John biopic Rocketman, where she will play the music icon’s mother. The film is being directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) and will detail John’s life from his emergence as a prodigy at the Royal […]
Alicia Silverstone to star in marriage counselling comedy Judy Small
Alicia Silverstone has been cast alongside Michaela Watkins (Wanderlust) and Rob Corddry (Ballers) in the upcoming comedy Judy Small, which is based upon the novel of the same name by Nancy Doyne. The film will see Silverstone playing Susan Howard, who along with her husband Bob (Corddry) pay a visit to the marriage counsellor Judy […]
Nicole Kidman reuniting with Big Little Lies’ Liane Moriarty for Nine Perfect Strangers
THR is reporting that Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films has nabbed the film and television rights to Nine Perfect Strangers, the upcoming novel from Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. As with Big Little Lies, Kidman will both executive produce and star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which the site reports will most likely be adapted […]
Natalie Portman in talks to direct and star in Dear Abby / Ann Landers rivalry movie
Collider is reporting that Natalie Portman looks set to follow up her feature directorial debut A Tale of Love and Darkness by getting back behind – and in front of – the camera for a biopic on Esther and Pauline Friedman, the identical twin sisters behind the Dear Abby and Ann Landers advice columns. The […]
Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five adds Felicity Huffman, Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo
Earlier this month it was announced that Michael K. Williams (The Wire), Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) have been cast in Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) new limited series Central Park Five, and now we have word that Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) and Jovan Adepo (Fences) […]
Showtime renews The Affair for a fifth and final season
Showtime has announced that it has renewed its Golden Globe-winning drama The Affair for a fifth and final season, which will air in 2019. “We love the intimacy, the nuance and the emotional honesty of The Affair’s subjective examination of both infidelity and fidelity,” said Gary Levine, President of Programming at Showtime. Sarah Treem has […]
David Tennant joins Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:Lock
Deadline is reporting that Doctor Who and Jessica Jones star David Tennant has become the latest addition to the cast of gen:Lock, the new Western anime series from Rooster Teeth. gen:Lock takes place in the future, where Earth’s last free society finds itself on the losing side of a global war. Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) […]
Rumour: Rupert Thorne to feature in DC’s Joker movie?
As Warner Bros. and director Todd Phillips continue to assemble their cast for the standalone DC movie Joker, a new casting breakdown has surfaced online, which may suggest that the Batman villain Rupert Thorne could be making his live-action debut in the movie. Omega Underground has got its hands on a breakdown for ‘Mr. Warner’, […]
Arrow announces UK release details for Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Arrow Films has announced that Climax, the new film from controversial filmmaker Gaspar Noe (I Stand Alone, Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love), will receive its UK premiere as the closing night of this year’s Arrow Home Video FrightFest on August 27th, followed by a nationwide theatrical release from September 21st. Climax follows a dance troupe who celebrate a […]
